Unlike the deer mouse which it closely resembles, the white-footed mouse’s fur is not soft and luxuriant, and the general color of the back and sides is a reddish or orangish, not grayish, brown. A ...

Of the myriad creatures that called my ecology classroom home during my school teaching days, few were more entertaining than the deer mice.Or were they white-footed mice?Anyway, they were only ...

White-footed mice prefer riparian (streamside) woodlands but also occur widely in the environments occupied by the other deer mice. They feed on seeds, mesquite beans, berries, acorns and pecan nuts.

Remember, white-footed mice can find their way back from two miles away. Another option is to call in a professional ...

The two species of Peromyscus inhabiting the Adirondacks are similar in appearance, and are not always distinguishable from external characters. The deer mouse usually differs from the white-footed ...

Deer Mouse. Looks like: Body is 3 to 4 inches long, and tail is 2 to 5 inches long. ... Can be confused with other similar species, such as the white-footed mouse.

The white-footed deer mouse and the North American deer mouse most often inhabit brushy areas, mesquite pasturelands, and/or grasslands and agricultural croplands throughout the Rolling Plains.

White-footed mice are at the bottom of the food chain, and they are preyed upon by mammalian predators from weasel up to black bear, as well as by snakes, owls and hawks. But to compensate, they ...

They believe that after a few weeks, the white-footed deer mouse's skin reacts to the infection, and changes may enable the bacteria to multiply to levels that can help it can spread.

Jeremy Papuga holds a white-footed mouse that was a stowaway from his most recent trip to Michigan. He plans to return the mouse during a September trip. (Photo by Margo Kissell) Papuga returned to ...

The woodland deer mouse (left) and the white-footed mouse (right) are moving northward in Michigan. While the world debates what to do about climate change, mice in Michigan are already taking ...